Karimnagar

Nishidar 23:06, 17 November 2006 (UTC)Template:Infobox Indian urban area Karimnagar is a City and a Municipal Corporation in Karimnagar district is in the northern Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Karimnagar District, located on the bank of river Manair, a tributary of river Godavari. It is the fourth largest and the most happening city in the Telangana region. It is located in the heart of the Telangana and situated 162 Kms north of Hyderabad city, which is it's state capital. It is one of the major business centre and also emerging as an education hub with two medical colleges, three engineering colleges and a pharmacy college.

History

Karimnagar derives its name from Syed Karim Shah Saheb Quiladar, and was a centre for Vedic learning. It was one of the capitals during the rule of the Nizams, and there are several famous people like P.V. Narasimha Rao, Former Indian Prime Minister, who hail from here. Karimnagar District is home to many tribes such as Gonds, Koyas, and Chenchus all who live in their own settlements and speak their own dialects. The city is known for its silver filigree work, a very delicate form of metal craft.

Tourist Places

Lower Manair Dam, which is located south-east of karimnagar city is a major reservoir constructed on River Manair.It caters to the drinking water requirements for the Karimnagar urban agglomeration. Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation(APTDC) has started operating speed motor boats for the tourists and this reservoir is also used for water sports in the district. AP state government has developed this area as a major tourist spot. It started a beautiful Ujwala amusement park which houses roller coaster and color musical fountain, Rajiv gandhi deer park and a Boating club. These parks attract huge crowds from the city and neighbouring places everyday and it becomes very crowded specially during weekends. One can get a beautiful glimpse of the city from the dam ayacut. Here are the snaps of Lower Manair Dam and the Deer park.

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  Lower Manair Dam Sun Set
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  Rajiv Gandhi Deer Park

Demographics

As of 2001 India censusTemplate:GR, Karimnagar had a population of 203,819. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Karimnagar has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 69%. In Karimnagar, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Mandals

1) Ibrahimpatnam 2) Mallapur 3) Raikal 4) Sarangapur 5) Dharmapuri 6) Velgatoor 7) Ramagundam 8) Kamanpur 9) Manthani 10) Kataram 11) Mahadevpur 12) Malharrao 13) Manthani 14) Srirampur 15) Peddapalle 16) Julapalle Peta 17) Dharmaram 18) Gollapalle 19) Jagtial 20) Medipalle	21) Koratla 22) Metpalle 23) Kathlapur 24) Chandurthi 25) Kodimial 26) Gangadhara 27) Mallial 28) Pegadapalle 29) Choppadandi 30) Sultanabad 31) Odela 32) Jammikunta 33) Veenavanka 34) Manakondur 35) Karimnagar 36) Ramadugu 37) Boinpalle 38) Vemulawada 39) Konaraopeta 40) Yella Reddi	41) Gambhiraopet 42) Mustabad 43) Sirsilla 44) Ellanthakunta 45) Bejjanki 46) Thimmapur 47) Kesavapatnam 48) Huzurabad 49) Kamalapur 50) Elkathurthi 51) Saidapur 52) Chigurumamidi 53) Koheda 54) Husnabad 55) Bheemadevarpalle 56) Eligaid

Places of interest

Korutla
Vemulavada
Kaleshwaram
Dharmapuri
Elgandal Fort
Odela
Peddapally
Godavarikhani
Ramagundam
Nagunur Fort
Manakondur Gadi
Manthani
Cathedral-in-Karimnagar
Dhulikatta
Kondagattu
Raikal
Molangoor Quilla
Shivaram Wildlife Sanctuary
Thirmalapur
Jagityal
Kothapally-Haveli
Illanthakunta
Ramadugu
Jagirpally
Korutla (or Koratla)
Ramagiri Fort(BegumPet)
Moqdumpur
Pegadapalli

Connectivity

Air Deccan booking point has been opened at Krishna Nagar bus stand road. The nearest air port is Warangal at a distance of 72km.

External links

• Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Karimnagar

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